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The Wayne Drumlins Antique Auto Region
Volume 39 Issue 4
MAY 2014
Published by and for the Wayne Drumlins Antique Auto Region Inc.
PRESIDENT
Matt Canavan
2103 Perry Point Rd.
Penn Yan, NY 14527
585-746-9357
[email protected]
VICE-PRESIDENT
Dick Stearns
4605 North Rd.
Canandaigua, NY 14424
585-230-5035
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Leslie Askin
847 Castle Rd.
Geneva, NY 14456
315-789-6452
[email protected]
TREASURER
Rita Canavan
2103 Perry Point Rd.
Penn Yan, NY 14527
585-329-9776
[email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Steven Heald, Chairperson
Jim Askin
Norma Herendeen
Pete Empson
Sue VanCamp
HISTORIAN
Amy Ressue
SHOW COMMITTEE
George O’Neil
Outlet Rd.
Clifton Springs, NY 14432
315-462-3844
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP
Hank Goellner
P.O. Box 86
Port Gibson, NY 14537
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITORS
Jean & Peter Empson
1267 Ridley Rd.
Phelps, NY 14532
315-548-3168
[email protected]
President’s Message
May 2014
Random thoughts....
The NYS legislature is considering a bill to allow only one license plate
on a vehicle (on the rear). And it will only cost you $50 per year!
Ah, the power of the marketplace - only in NY does it cost you
more to have less.
Talk about globalization - many car companies (U.S. and European)
are introducing 1.0 litre in-line 3 cylinder engines, usually turbocharged, in the United States. That's about 60 cubic inches. And
many are also introducing 1.5 litre in-line 4s, also turbocharged
(about 90 cubic inches). Why? Because these are significant engine sizes for tariff purposes - in China. More and more, cars are
developed for worldwide markets.
Now how's this for a juxtaposition - just saw a story about Jay Leno's
1930 Bentley retrofitted with a Rolls Royce Merlin V-12. That's an
aircraft engine, weighs over 3 tons, 27 litres - about 1,620 cubic
inches! Talk about one end of the spectrum to the other.
Don't you think there are probably tens of thousands of car shows,
cruise nights, car tours, etc., throughout the U.S., most certainly in
the Summer when cold weather retreats from our northern climes?
(I'm not sure about that retreat this year - what lousy weather!) Interest in antique cars/classic cars seems alive and well. It will be
interesting to see what the future brings, continued growth, or contraction.
Be well.
Matt
2014 CLUB CALENDAR
May 10
The Windmill Custom & Classic Car Show
8:00am
May 18
May 16-18
Finger Lakes BOCES Annual Car Show & Flea Market
Dunkirk 46th Annual Flea Market & Car Corral
10am
May 21
Monthly Meeting at the Phelps Community Center
7:30pm
Refreshments provided by VanCamp, Howard & Herendeen families
May 24
May 25
May 30-31
June 7
Norwich Muscle Car Show & Flea Market
Waterloo 13th Annual Wheels on Main St. Car Show
Eastern Spring Meet @ Buffalo
Sulphur Springs Festival Car Show
The Windmill Custom & Classic Car Show
May 10th
Each year The Windmill hosts a Custom &
Classic Car Show. There is also a small
swap meet at the show. This is a rain or
shine event, held on a nice grassy field.
Gates are open at 8:00 AM to 4:30PM. The
Show runs from 12-3PM. Located south of
Penn Yan on Route 14A.
There are no classes, professionally judged,
awards given to the top 46 vehicles. Dash
Plaques to the First 150 Vehicles. It will take
you 2-3 hours to fully explore all the booths
at “The Windmill”.
Pre-register by May 9th $6
Day of show
$10
9am-4pm
Buy, Sell or Trade
1964 Willys Jeep raffle. Tickets $20.00
each, limit 1000 tickets. The Jeep was donated and all proceeds go to support The
Blue Star Mothers of America, Canandaigua
chapter. The drawing will be at the second
annual Sgt. First Class Daniel Metcalfe
Poker Run, on July 12th at the Palmyra
Moose Lodge. Need not be present to
win. The Jeep is restored, though not a
show vehicle. This vehicle should be at either our May or June meeting, with tickets
available.
(We will be there at 8am) Jean & Pete
Happy Birthday to:
Please remember your non-perishable food
items for our local food cupboard. They are
grateful for whatever you can bring.
Rusty Smith
5/11
Nancy Bauder 5/16
Happy Anniversary to:
We have several free AACA memberships
and complimentary Wayne Drumlin memberships for new members. Also working on
updating the Club Roster. For any changes
or questions contact Hank.
Brenda & Dick Stearns 5/2
Barb & George Grube
5/9
Nancy & Richard Dierks
5/10
Betty & Marty Reilly 5/14
Vice-President’s
Message
Greetings everyone,
It was good to see most of
our snow birds back at our April meeting. I hope
the recent nice weather has afforded everyone a
chance to get out for a ride, or at least start getting their cars ready for the summer season.
Speaking of getting cars ready for the summer
season, most of us consider an oil change as part
of the annual ritual. As most of you know, the oil
industry has been making changes in the formulation of modern engine oils. In the last few years,
less than five, there has been a gradual but significant in the reduction in the zinc and molybdenum content, among other trace elements. O.K. I am not a chemist, but the way I
have seen it explained, these newer oil formulations do not provide adequate, if any, lubrication
when starting an older engine. Yes, the internal
design of modern engines has changed
too. Gone are the flat lifters for the valve train,
among other small changes. You may have noticed many of the new cars are specifying full synthetic oils in viscosity ratings that closely resemble water, not oil as we grew up with. What are
we to do? Fortunately, there are some simple answers. Specialty oils for vintage vehicles are
available from several businesses that cater to
our hobby. There is a price tag for these oils but
that is small compared to the cost of an engine
rebuild. I owe credit to Steve Bono, respected
mechanic and restorer of antique automobiles for
another simple answer. Oils designed for diesel
engines are still "real" traditional formulations like
our engines need. Look for the HD designation,
specifying diesel engine oil, in your choice of viscosity.
Another internal change in engines, many years
ago, was the advent of hardened valve seats due
to the introduction of un-leaded gasoline. We
have all learned to live with this and keep our bottles of lead substitute handy. Then came ethanol.
Sure, there are stabilizers available but they are
only stop gap and don't really protect older fuel
tanks, lines, pumps, and carburetors. There are
rumors that the ethanol supplementing of our
gasoline supply may be starting to be phased
out , for several reasons I shall not go into. In the
meantime, there are a few service stations where
non-ethanol gasoline is available. This is still an
un-leaded product, but much better for our special
cars. I would like to be able to provide our members of a listing of these select stations throughout our region. Neither Wayne Drumlins nor I are
specifically endorsing any of these retailers, but
simply offering hopefully useful information to our
members. I need everyone's help.
For starters:
Dobbs Family Auto
115 West Ave. Canandaigua
I would like to thank Jean Empson for her suggestion of a trip to the Windmill Mall for shopping
and their car show. I'll let Jean fill you in on the
particulars.
Dick
Serious senior moment here.
I completely forgot to mention Brenda and I are
hosting our annual Wayne Drumlins porch party
on Saturday, July 12th this year. Tentative menu
includes garbage can turkey, ham, and mixed
grill. Sides will likely include German potato
salad, fruit salad, macaroni salad, lettuce
salad, and baked beans, and deviled eggs if all
goes well. Chow down should be around 1pm.
Special vehicles welcome, weather permitting.
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Note from Dave For any club member who would like a shirt/top
with a picture of their car on it, any location and
any size, Laurie of Custom Trophies can provide
it. Send Laurie a digital image of your car, a high
resolution image will reprint best. Prices are $10
and up depending on the shirt type. Visit Laurie
at: custom Trophies, 110 Cuyler Street, Palmyra
NY 315-597-6966.
APRIL 2014 MINUTES
The April 16th, 2014 meeting held at the Phelps
Community Center was opened at 7:30 pm by
our President Matt Canavan and began with the
Pledge of Allegiance to our flag. 41 members
were present.
SECRETARY REPORT- The March meeting
minutes were approved with comments. Membership dues to the AACA are waived for fifty
year members. Membership dues for fifty year
members of the Wayne Drumlin Antique Auto
Club are waived also. A motion was made by
Rusty Smith to accept the March minutes. Seconded by Dick Stearns. Motion Carried.
TREASURER REPORT- Treasurer, Rita Canavan reported on the status of our accounts. A
check was received for the first flea market
space. A motion to accept the Treasurer Report
was made by Pam Heald. Seconded by Rusty
Smith. Motion Carried.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS- Steve Heald,
Chairman reported that there was no report at
this time. Matt Canavan thanked Steve for his
2014 AACA Annual Meeting Report that was
printed in the Headliner.
SHOW COMMITTEE- George O’Neil, Chairman
not present.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE- Hank Goellner,
Chairman not present. Complimentary memberships for the AACA are still available.
CONCERNS FOR MEMBERS AND ANY CORRESPONDENCES RECEIVED- None.
BUY SELL OR TRADE- Joe Marino has a 1939
Buick for sale. Charlie Bauder’s friend has
1957 Chevy parts for sale. Bob Good’s friend
has a 1972 MG for sale. Please check the
Headliner for details.
OLD BUSINESS- Matt reported that progress
is being made on the web site. New software is
being used.
A big thank you to Annette Rapp for hosting the
Ladies Luncheon.
Thank you also to Annette and Carl Rapp for
hosting the Curtiss Museum tour and dinner at
the Antique Inn.
Pam Heald is working on the Facebook page for
the Car Club.
Rita asked if there was any objections to having
the year end banquet at The Club 86 in Geneva.
No objections from the members, however Dick
Stearns suggested getting comparison pricing
from Winged Pheasant Golf Club.
Steve Heald reminded the members that they
had until 4-30-14 to sign up for the AACA Eastern Spring Meet in Buffalo.
NEW BUSINESS- Matt presented to Dick Weis
a fifty year membership pin from the AACA.
Congratulations Dick!
A motion was made by Joe Marino to make a
donation to the AACA Tucker Brick Program.
Seconded by Charlie Bauder. Motion Carried.
Matt advised that he was presently attempting
to combine the Presidents Picnic with the Car
Games activity. The Town of Seneca pavilion is
not available for any Saturday in June. It was
agreed to look at June 18th and June 25th which
are week night dates. Sally Morrow will check
with the Town of Seneca. It was also suggested
to check Outhouse Park in Canandaigua.
Upcoming events;
May 10th Windmill Car Show.
May 25th Waterloo Wheels on Main St.
June 1st Oneida Lake Region AACA Antique
Show and Flea Market. Clay Town Park, Liverpool NY.
June 7th Sulphur Springs Car Show, 10am to
2pm Clifton Springs NY.
June 8th Twin Tiers Car Show at Chemung
County Fairgrounds.
June 8th Algonquin Antique and Collector Auto
Show and Flea Market. Bainbridge NY.
June 15th Father Days Car Show at Sonnenberg
Gardens
July 12th Porch Party at Dick and Brenda
Stearns.
July 16th Meeting and Ice Cream Social will be
held at Jean and Pete Empson’s.
REFRESHMENTS FOR NEXT MONTHSue Van Camp, Charlotte Howard and Norma
Herendeen
DOOR PRIZE WINNER- Dave and Barb Dorf.
50/50 WINNER- Pete Empson.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 pm by a motion
from Dave Dorf and seconded by Stan Herdman.
Respectfully submitted by:
Leslie Askin, Secretary
Wayne Drumlin members
enjoying breakfast at the
Canandaigua Elks lodge
in February. Our first
event of the year hosted
by Annette and Carl
A few photos from our
trip to the Glenn Curtiss Museum. We
had a great “sunny”
afternoon. There was
an unexpected visitor
from the Twin Tiers
Vintage Car Club.
Ginny and her husband read in the
“Headliner” that we
were going to be
there and just popped
in with their antique
auto. They put us to
shame, we all drove
our newer cars.
Weather had not permitted us to get them
out of winter storage.
The “Ladies
Luncheon
was sure a
hit with all us
girls. We
had a delicious meal
at “Peppers”
in Canandaigua and
great conversation. A
couple of us
did a little
shopping as
long as we
were out
and about.
Mr. Beep at
the AACA
Museum
The “New Tucker
48” at the AACA
Museum. We visited the museum
while in Carlisle
for their spring
swap meet.
The Wayne Drumlins Headliner
Jean and Pete Empson
1267 Ridley Road
Phelps, NY 14532
FIRST CLASS MAIL
May 2014
Dick Weis receiving his 50 year membership pin